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Danish and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales   
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Wales   
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe, North America, South America   

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom   
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America   

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner   
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  

Similar To
English Language   
Norwegian and Swedish   

Derived From
British Language   
Old Norse Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
20   
17

How Many Consonants
21   
11
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Helô   
Hallo   

Thank You
Diolch   
Mange tak   

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?   
Hvordan har du det?   

Good Night
Nos da   
God nat   

Good Evening
Noswaith dda   
God aften   

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da   
God eftermiddag   

Good Morning
Bore da   
God morgen   

Please
os gwelwch yn dda   
Please   

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   
Undskyld!   

Bye
Hwyl   
Farvel   

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di   
Jeg elsker dig   

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi   
Undskyld mig   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh   
Scanian   

Where They Speak
Argentina   
Sweden   

How Many People Speak
38,000.00   
99+
80,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg   
Jutlandic   

Where They Speak
Gwynedd   
Denmark   

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg   
Bornholmsk   

Where They Speak
Powys   
Island of Bornholm   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million   
99+
5.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
7.40 million   
99+
5.50 million   
99+

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   
dansk   

Alternative Names
Cymraeg   
Dansk, Rigsdansk   

French Name
gallois   
danois   

German Name
Kymrisch   
Dänisch   

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]   

Ethnicity
Welsh people   
Danish people or Danes   

History

Origin
9th Century   
c. 1100 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Not Available   

Branch
Brythonic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish   

Standard Forms
Welsh   
Rigsdansk   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Danish   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
cy   
da   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym   
dan   

ISO 639 2/B
wel   
dan   

ISO 639 3
cym   
dan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
wels1247   
dani1284   

Linguasphere
50-ABA   
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional   

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All Welsh and Danish Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Welsh and Danish dialects. Various dialects of Welsh and Danish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Welsh are spoken in different Welsh Speaking Countries whereas Danish Dialects are spoken in different Danish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Welsh vs Danish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh, Y Wyndodeg. Danish dialects include: Scanian , Jutlandic. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Welsh and Danish Speaking population

Welsh and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Welsh and Danish on Welsh vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Welsh and Danish Language Codes

Welsh and Danish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Welsh and Danish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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